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Camera wobble: Sky’s photo contest misses its subject

By timdawsn Posted on September 6, 2016 Posted in Culture
Camera wobble: Sky’s photo contest misses its subject

“Taking a picture is to take away, not to put in, otherwise it is mediocrity”, the gruff Oliviero Toscani barked at a contestant on Sky Arts Master of Photography last week.  It is a gnomic gem he has dished it …

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Bank failure: my involuntary Cam dip

By timdawsn Posted on August 23, 2016 Posted in Culture, Swimming
Bank failure: my involuntary Cam dip

Reaching the riverbank in Grantchester, my instinct was to first test the water’s temperature. The grassy bank is nearly two feet above the lapping surface so I inched forward from a sitting position before fully committing.  It wasn’t to be. …

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World reports – IFJ Congress 2016

By timdawsn Posted on June 12, 2016 Posted in Culture
World reports – IFJ Congress 2016
Marching with flowers in memory of Camille Lepage

VIEW FROM THE TOP “It would be an enormous privilege for you to be a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Congress Presidium” Jim Boumelha (then IFJ president) whispered in my ear. “Basically it means that you are …

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The stardust alien: from Hull to eternity

By timdawsn Posted on January 11, 2016 Posted in Culture
The stardust alien: from Hull to eternity

I stopped listening to David Bowie a year ago.  My love for his music was undimmed but I had come to the conclusion that old tunes were crowding out the new – at least on my playlists.  I decided that, …

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Welcome news: unions’ agreement with global broadcaster

By timdawsn Posted on December 18, 2015 Posted in Culture
Welcome news: unions’ agreement with global broadcaster

The pumping handshake before a roomful of international representatives appeared enthusiastic.  Flashlights popped and applause rippled around Geneva’s Press club.  Jim Boumelha, president of the International Union of Journalists and Mostefa Souaq, executive director of the Al Jazeera Media Network …

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Conviction politics: Shrewsbury’s jailed strikers won’t be the last

By timdawsn Posted on November 15, 2015 Posted in Culture
Conviction politics: Shrewsbury’s jailed strikers won’t be the last

 A febrile air of hope and opportunity runs through most of United We Stand – a dramatic exploration of the 1972 building workers’ strike and subsequent jailings.  Set against glam rock and rank-and-file radicalisation, the play explores how builders’ anger …

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Poles apart: a war-torn-childhood classic resonates yet

By timdawsn Posted on November 5, 2015 Posted in Culture
Poles apart: a war-torn-childhood classic resonates yet

Few childhood books made such a lasting impression on me as Ian Serraillier’s Silver Sword.  Nevertheless, until my daughter reminded me of the work, I would have struggled to identify the source of the themes that so impressed me. The …

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Happy unions: Corbyn delights labour’s leaders

By timdawsn Posted on September 16, 2015 Posted in Culture, National Union of Journalists, Politics
Happy unions: Corbyn delights labour’s leaders

Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader the day before Trades Union Congress gathered in Brighton electrified the annual gathering of shop stewards and general secretaries.  Speeches on the most prosaic subjects were greeted with thunderous applause if they included a …

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Clocking off: a dip in Lake Geneva

By timdawsn Posted on July 23, 2015 Posted in Culture, Swimming
Clocking off: a dip in Lake Geneva

Few are the major cities that afford outdoor swimming at their very centre.  Geneva, by virtue of its site at the head of one of Western Europe’s largest lakes, has always been an exception.  There are several points at which …

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Swim city: cooling my heels at Kings Cross

By timdawsn Posted on June 18, 2015 Posted in Culture, Swimming
Swim city: cooling my heels at Kings Cross

Bathing on a building site is an improbable antidote to June in the city.  Nonetheless, the Kings Cross Pond Club provides an enchanting, if unusual, oasis as the mercury rises. This temporary installation in the midst of the vast goods-yard redevelopment …

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